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  | Artist | Notes |
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 | Mississippi Boatman by George Caleb Bingham 1850 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Bingham, George Caleb |  rgo, and cities and towns were replacing the more rambunctious trading posts. Although eastern audiences still viewed Bingham's characters as archetypes of the frontier--rugged individuals willing to make their living on the fringes of civilized society--in reality, by mid-century the golden era of the flatboatmen was drawing to a close. |
 | Monsignor Diomede Falconia by Thomas Eakins 1905 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Eakins, Thomas | |
 | Moonlight by Julian Alden Weir c. 1905 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Weir, Julian Alden | |
 | Mother and Mary by Edmund Charles Tarbell 1922 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Tarbell, Edmund Charles | |
 | Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian by James McNeill Whistler 1888-1900 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Whistler, James McNeill | |
 | Mount Auburn Cemetery by Thomas Chambers mid 19th century National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Chambers, Thomas | |
 | Mount Vernon by George Ropes Jr. 1806 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Ropes Jr., George | |
 | Mr. Baylor by Joshua Johnson c. 1805 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Johnson, Joshua | |
 | Mr. Day by Ammi Phillips c. 1835 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Phillips, Ammi | |
 | Mr. Pease by Erastus Salisbury Field c. 1837 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Field, Erastus Salisbury |
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